diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/4518-ywk253100 b/changelogs/unreleased/4518-ywk253100
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1b918174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/4518-ywk253100
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix bug to make the restic prune frequency configurable
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diff --git a/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go b/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go
index d80dcb6eb..f1f4f168a 100644
--- a/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go
+++ b/pkg/restic/repository_ensurer.go
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ func (r *repositoryEnsurer) EnsureRepo(ctx context.Context, namespace, volumeNam
 		Spec: velerov1api.ResticRepositorySpec{
 			VolumeNamespace:       volumeNamespace,
 			BackupStorageLocation: backupLocation,
-			MaintenanceFrequency:  metav1.Duration{Duration: DefaultMaintenanceFrequency},
 		},
 	}